In-form Juventus will attempt to continue their impressive run of victories against Lecce as they close in on the Serie A title.

Coach Antonio Conte looks set to continue with a 3-5-2 formation, but Simone Pepe's persistent ankle problem could see Paolo De Ceglie come back into the starting XI on the left side of the midfield quintet with Stephan Lichtsteiner lining up on the opposite flank ahead of Emanuele Giaccherini and Martin Caceres.

Striker Alessandro Matri returns from suspension, but Fabio Quagliarella, who signed a new contract until 2015 on Monday, is set to join Mirko Vucinic in attack.

Turning to the relegation-threatened visitors, defender Andrea Esposito is suspended alongside coach Serse Cosmi, who will not be on the bench after verbal abuse to the referee during the 2-1 loss to Parma.

Influential winger Juan Cuadrado is expected to be back in the starting XI after serving a ban, with the speedy Luis Muriel partnering veteran David Di Michele in attack.

DID YOU KNOW?

Juventus have won their last eight Serie A games, only conceding one goal during that entire span of matches.

After not scoring in his first nine appearances for the Bianconeri, Marco Borriello has two goals in his last two games, striking versus Cesena and Novara.

Conte's side earned a 1-0 win in the reverse fixture on January 8th with Alessandro Matri bagging the winner at the Stadio Via del Mare.

Lecce are currently just inside the relegation zone sitting in 18th place, one point behind Genoa.

Cosmi's men have five away victories this season, the most of any team in the bottom half of the Serie A table.

Lecce have only managed one win, one draw, and eight losses in the previous 10 times they have played the Bianconeri in all competitions.